Image TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage Tile
Image size: 5632x7680 Scale: 35% - PanoJS3
Page overview thumbnail

Article text

Dairy Farming Areas
Benefit from Rain
Dairy farming areas throughout' the State benefited- most
from the steady rains which have soaked Victoria for the-past
36 hours.
dry spell, filled dams and tanks
and helped late potato crops.
Many farmers described
the fall as the best all-round
fall for this time of the .
year for many seasons. Most
are looking forward to excel
lent conditions for sowing
wheat.
In isolated cases tomato
crops were damaged, but the
general feeling among farmers
was that the rains had done
more good than harm.
Swan Hill and Mlldura,
where the State's biggest vine-
vnrds are situated, were prac-
lcaily untouched by the rain.
A heavy fall would have ruined
the crops and caused thous
ands of pounds worth of
damage.
Weather Bureau officials
said last night the rain was
caused by a gigantic depression
extending from the north of
Tasmania over the whole of
the eastern part of Australia.
In most of the wheat grow
ing centres the rain was con
sidered to be too early. How
ever, it will fill the fallow land
and provide a good basis for
sowing within the next few
weeks. . , ,
The rain started the
western district late Saturday
and slowly extended eastward
over the State.
Falls ranged from three
and a half inches to an inch
in most parts of. the State.
Heaviest fall reported to the
Weather Bureau was 379 points
at Serviceton, in the Wlm-
mera. Edenhope'had the next
highest fall with 211 points.
Good falls were also recorded
at Cape Otway (139 points),
Ballarat ( 136) , Warrnambool
(85)', Portland (70), Nhill
(60).
Rain fell over the whole of
N.S.W. yesterday. Heaviest
falls were at Coonamble,
Bourke and Port Macquarle.
Rain at this season means a
good start for the next wheat
harvest. In pastoral areas the
rain should provide feed to
carry the live stock through
the winter. However, if the
rain brings on feed very
quickly it would mean a more
rapid Increase In the . rabbit
population.
PRINCESS MARGARET was the centre of attraction as she left Mountfield Parish Church, near Battle, Sussex, on February 13 with her host, Com mander Hugh Egerton. The Princess was the week-end guest of the Com mander, Mrs. Egerton, and their 31 -year-old ion, Tom. Help
PRINCESS MARGARET was the centre of attraction as she left Mountfield
Parish Church, near Battle, Sussex, on February 13 with her host, Com
mander Hugh Egerton. The Princess was the week-end guest of the Com
mander, Mrs. Egerton, and their 31 -year-old ion, Tom.
$